1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,663 I got a headless body and a bloody saber. And the wrong suspect. 2 00:00:05,605 --> 00:00:07,800 [Woman] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 3 00:00:07,874 --> 00:00:11,469 And a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Beecher. 4 00:00:11,544 --> 00:00:13,910 I want Nate Findley out of this school. 5 00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:17,313 Stay away from Edwin's daughter. Satisfy your needs elsewhere. 6 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:19,750 Is that an order or an offer? 7 00:00:19,819 --> 00:00:23,311 Oh, dear. It's Daddy! You have to go. No, no. I won't. I won't. 8 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:27,087 Maybe you don't hear so good. You got questions, missus, you ask somebody else. 9 00:01:20,713 --> 00:01:25,116 [Man] Her eyes glistened with the promise of a thousand yesterdays she had never known, 10 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:28,053 and then she came to me... 11 00:01:28,121 --> 00:01:34,151 and unleashed the promised passions of a thousand tomorrows yet to come. 12 00:01:36,162 --> 00:01:39,757 Oh, Dorian. You wrote that for me? 13 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:41,733 For you alone, Sarah. 14 00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:52,970 There is you now, Dorian. Only you. 15 00:01:53,046 --> 00:01:55,844 Really? What about Nate Findley? 16 00:01:55,915 --> 00:02:01,854 He's a boor and a bully, and I will have nothing further to do with him. 17 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:06,688 How could you ask? Well, he is rather possessive and jealous. 18 00:02:06,759 --> 00:02:09,694 [Man] Sarah? Oh, dear. It's Daddy! You have to go. 19 00:02:09,762 --> 00:02:13,858 No, no. I won't. I won't. I won't hide from him anymore. I want to tell him about us. 20 00:02:13,933 --> 00:02:17,096 Oh, darling, you must leave that to me. 21 00:02:17,170 --> 00:02:19,263 Daddy is very mulish, 22 00:02:19,339 --> 00:02:24,038 but when he finds out what kind of person you really are, what sort of family you come from- 23 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:29,275 Oh, yes, family. You know how Daddy is about ancestry. 24 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:34,477 But when your mother arrives- 25 00:02:34,554 --> 00:02:39,617 She is still coming, isn't she? Oh, yes. Yes, of course. Tomorrow. On the morning train. 26 00:02:39,692 --> 00:02:42,126 Sarah! 27 00:03:06,286 --> 00:03:08,982 [Bird Calling] 28 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:21,433 [Hoofbeats Approaching] 29 00:03:21,501 --> 00:03:23,969 [Whinnying] 30 00:03:46,125 --> 00:03:48,719 Damn you, Nate Findley! 31 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:58,335 [Honking] 32 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:16,589 Jessica! Oh, I was terrified you wouldn't be here. 33 00:04:16,656 --> 00:04:20,023 Oh, Dorian, you must be joking. 34 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:22,391 I promised I'd be here, and here I am. 35 00:04:22,462 --> 00:04:26,455 Well, people have a way of letting me down. Well, don't include me in that group. 36 00:04:26,532 --> 00:04:29,865 My goodness, look at you. You've lost a lot of weight. Cafeteria food. 37 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:33,235 Thousands for bridles and bits but not one penny for a decent steak. 38 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:37,936 Well, you certainly picked a very exclusive school. Wenton Academy. 39 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:42,107 Why didn't you tell me? I had no idea that you were working for a living. 40 00:04:42,181 --> 00:04:47,949 Well, it happened all of a sudden. The poetry teacher died over the summer. 41 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:50,683 A beautiful young thing, I understand. The daughter of our stable master. 42 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:55,820 - She drowned in the Cloverton River. - Oh, how awful. Was it a swimming accident? 43 00:04:55,895 --> 00:04:59,228 Driving. And there's talk she wasn't the only one in the car. 44 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:03,258 - There may have been a man behind the wheel. - Oh, dear. 45 00:05:03,336 --> 00:05:06,100 So, anyway, that's how I got the job. Very grim. 46 00:05:06,172 --> 00:05:10,973 Oh, speaking of grim, tell me about this-this desperate situation that you're in. 47 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:13,945 Desperate? Did I say that? 48 00:05:14,013 --> 00:05:17,380 You certainly did. It's-It's right here in the telegram. 49 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:21,853 Oh, well, uh- Probably what I, uh, what l- 50 00:05:21,921 --> 00:05:24,754 Good morning- Good morning all. Oh, hi, Doc. 51 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:26,758 Well, I guess I know who this is. 52 00:05:26,826 --> 00:05:29,090 Good morning, ma'am. Dr. Penn Walker at your service. 53 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:32,598 The whole town has been expecting your arrival. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. 54 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:36,726 Well, that's very nice. Doctor? Well, actually I'm sort of the town dentist. 55 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:42,105 But, uh, Doc sounds a little more important. Well, that's all done. 56 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:46,077 I think, uh, I think we'd better get going. Nice to see you again, Doc. 57 00:05:46,145 --> 00:05:48,909 Guess you know, we all like Dorian a whole lot around these parts. 58 00:05:48,981 --> 00:05:51,882 Well, I'm very fond of him myself. Well, yes, ma'am, I guess you are. 59 00:05:51,951 --> 00:05:55,910 Uh, I'd get that pin fixed before you lose it. 60 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:59,515 It's nice workmanship. Hand-tooled, isn't it? But it's coming loose. 61 00:05:59,592 --> 00:06:02,493 Are you interested in jewelry, Doctor? Oh, it's just a hobby. 62 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:04,689 [Engine Starting] Well, see ya later, Doc. 63 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:07,562 Bye, Dorian. And a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Beecher. 64 00:06:07,633 --> 00:06:09,225 Thank you. 65 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:19,972 Doc's a great guy. He and Gretchen were engaged. The dead poetry teacher. 66 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:23,447 Dorian- He was off traveling in Italy when it happened. 67 00:06:23,516 --> 00:06:26,041 What a homecoming, huh? Oh, yes. Now- 68 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:29,213 Say, what do you think of the great old English bike I borrowed for you, huh? 69 00:06:29,288 --> 00:06:30,778 Oh, it's-it's fine. 70 00:06:30,857 --> 00:06:34,452 Yeah. The car is borrowed too, I'm afraid. On my salary, I don't make enough- 71 00:06:34,527 --> 00:06:37,257 Dorian, will you please stop talking and tell me... 72 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:41,266 why did the town dentist refer to me as Mrs. Beecher? 73 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:43,928 Did he do that? Well, for heaven's sakes. Really? 74 00:06:44,003 --> 00:06:47,734 Yes. He did, and you know that he did. Now, can you explain why? 75 00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:53,211 All right. Jessica, I've fallen in love. 76 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:58,478 - [Laughs] Well, that's hardly something new, Dorian. - Oh yes, I know. 77 00:06:58,551 --> 00:07:01,247 But this time it's the real thing. I know it is. I can feel it. 78 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:06,815 I can't eat, I can't sleep, I feel dizzy, short of breath, my heart pounds- 79 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:08,827 You sure you're getting enough exercise? 80 00:07:08,895 --> 00:07:13,229 Her name is Sarah. Sarah Dupont. 81 00:07:13,299 --> 00:07:17,963 Soft, angelic, a prelude by Liszt, a painting by Renoir. 82 00:07:18,037 --> 00:07:19,470 She sounds lovely. 83 00:07:19,539 --> 00:07:24,499 Her father, on the other hand, Edwin Dupont, is my employer at the academy, 84 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:28,104 A dirge by Berlioz. A bad dream by Dali. 85 00:07:28,181 --> 00:07:30,240 But how do I fit into all this? 86 00:07:30,316 --> 00:07:34,377 Well, Dupont is something of a fanatic when it comes to roots. 87 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:38,356 Pedigree, the family tree- And as you know, I am an orphan. 88 00:07:38,424 --> 00:07:42,793 And when Sarah suggested that I invite my mother for a visit, l- 89 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:45,194 You didn't. 90 00:07:45,264 --> 00:07:46,788 I did. 91 00:07:46,866 --> 00:07:49,096 But, Dorian- 92 00:07:49,168 --> 00:07:53,867 Oh, I'm sorry, Jessica, but I just had to have a mother at least for one weekend. 93 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:59,537 L- I couldn't think of anyone else that I'd feel prouder of than you. 94 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:03,343 Look, I'm very flattered, but it puts me in a terrible position. 95 00:08:03,416 --> 00:08:04,974 I don't know what- [Whinnying] 96 00:08:05,051 --> 00:08:08,145 - [Laughing] - [Brakes Screeching] 97 00:08:09,622 --> 00:08:11,988 [Whinnying] 98 00:08:13,726 --> 00:08:18,789 That's it, Nate Findley. Next time! Next time you get it! 99 00:08:40,419 --> 00:08:42,819 [Sarah] Hello! 100 00:08:46,158 --> 00:08:50,561 Oh, Mrs. Beecher. I'm so thrilled that you've come for a visit. 101 00:08:50,630 --> 00:08:56,227 Dorian has told us so much about you. Uh, yes. Uh, you must be Sarah. 102 00:08:57,303 --> 00:09:01,706 Well, actually, I'm, uh, really, uh- 103 00:09:03,142 --> 00:09:06,168 Actually, I'm really very pleased to meet you, Sarah. 104 00:09:06,245 --> 00:09:07,712 [Whinnying] Thank you, Mother. 105 00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:16,883 [Giggling] 106 00:09:16,956 --> 00:09:21,620 [Huffs] Lousy dummkopfhorses! 107 00:09:23,963 --> 00:09:26,454 Van Stotter, that makes twice this month. 108 00:09:26,532 --> 00:09:29,262 If you can't keep control of the stable, I'll find someone who can. 109 00:09:29,335 --> 00:09:32,930 Findley, I want to talk to you. 110 00:09:33,005 --> 00:09:34,996 I've got no time for chitchat, Beecher. 111 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:38,134 It was you last night at the bridge, wasn't it? You've been seein' spooks. 112 00:09:38,210 --> 00:09:41,236 I know the difference between a ghostly apparition... 113 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:45,375 and a lard-bottomed dumb-headed lummox dressed for Halloween. 114 00:09:45,451 --> 00:09:47,942 You're not gonna scare me off! Get out of my way! 115 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:50,250 Ho, Gunshot! 116 00:09:53,459 --> 00:09:57,361 Ja, go get 'em, Nate. 117 00:09:57,430 --> 00:10:00,194 Damn kids gonna make me lose my job. 118 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:03,258 [Giggling] 119 00:10:04,804 --> 00:10:10,436 Charlotte, I want Nate Findley out of this school! The man is a bad influence on the students. 120 00:10:10,509 --> 00:10:14,172 Calm down, Edwin. Nate's as good as they come in the saddle, 121 00:10:14,246 --> 00:10:16,874 and you know how important the riding program is to this school. 122 00:10:16,949 --> 00:10:21,716 He is an uncultivated roughneck from a long line of grocery clerks. 123 00:10:21,787 --> 00:10:23,914 If you're worried about your precious daughter, 124 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:27,824 I'd check out the new English instructor, Dorian Beecher. [Knocking] 125 00:10:27,893 --> 00:10:30,953 Oh, excuse me. I hope I'm not interrupting anything. 126 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:33,464 Not at all, Dorian. Come in. 127 00:10:33,532 --> 00:10:36,365 And this must be your lovely mother we've heard so much about. 128 00:10:36,435 --> 00:10:39,461 I'm Charlotte Newcastle, the school administrator. Won't you come in? 129 00:10:39,538 --> 00:10:41,472 Thank you. I'm delighted to meet you. This is- 130 00:10:41,540 --> 00:10:44,668 Edwin Dupont. I own this school. 131 00:10:44,744 --> 00:10:47,872 Mrs. Beecher, aren't you a bit young to have a son Dorian's age? 132 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:54,618 Well, actually, becoming Dorian's mother was one of the... 133 00:10:54,687 --> 00:10:56,678 biggest surprises of my life. 134 00:10:56,756 --> 00:11:01,022 [Laughs] Tell me about Dorian's father, Mrs. Beecher. 135 00:11:01,093 --> 00:11:03,288 Aprofessional man, I presume? 136 00:11:05,931 --> 00:11:10,834 I'm sorry, ma'am. I found these boys with their ears plugged to the door. 137 00:11:10,903 --> 00:11:14,236 And they spooked the horses too. They got no respect. 138 00:11:14,306 --> 00:11:16,831 Excuse me. 139 00:11:19,111 --> 00:11:22,638 Todd, is this true? Did you run the horses off? 140 00:11:22,715 --> 00:11:25,149 What about you two? Robert? 141 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:29,479 Brendan? Have you got anything to say? 142 00:11:32,291 --> 00:11:35,351 Very well. Mr. Van Stotter, take the boys to their rooms. 143 00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:38,625 I'll deal with them later. Yes, missus. 144 00:11:44,770 --> 00:11:50,606 And they wonder why their own parents didn't want them home for the holiday weekends. 145 00:11:50,676 --> 00:11:54,908 [Thunder] 146 00:11:57,216 --> 00:11:59,514 You're not going riding, Nate. 147 00:11:59,585 --> 00:12:02,213 It's dark out, and there's a storm coming up. 148 00:12:02,288 --> 00:12:04,449 You're concerned about me, Charlotte. That's nice. 149 00:12:04,523 --> 00:12:10,189 I want you to stay away from Edwin's daughter. Satisfy your needs elsewhere. 150 00:12:10,262 --> 00:12:14,028 Is that an order or an offer? 151 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:18,093 I don't have any slack on this thing, Nate. Stay away from her, 152 00:12:18,170 --> 00:12:20,934 or I'll have to get a new riding instructor. 153 00:12:21,006 --> 00:12:23,998 I don't think you want to do that, Charlotte. 154 00:12:24,076 --> 00:12:28,570 A man gets fired, he fights back. I don't think Edwin would understand your attraction to me. 155 00:12:28,647 --> 00:12:32,583 The proper headmistress and the riding instructor. Veryjuicy. 156 00:12:32,651 --> 00:12:34,084 Don't threaten me, Nate. 157 00:12:34,153 --> 00:12:37,884 No? My daddy always taught me that one good threat deserves another. 158 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:40,482 [Hoofbeats Departing] 159 00:12:42,928 --> 00:12:47,228 [Thunder Rumbling] 160 00:12:47,299 --> 00:12:50,757 All right, now. Listen to me. Jessica, please. 161 00:12:50,836 --> 00:12:53,168 You're not gonna spoil everything by turning honest on me. 162 00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:56,072 That's exactly what I'm going to do. 163 00:12:56,142 --> 00:13:00,772 Dorian, I admire and respect you as a poet, but the rest of it- 164 00:13:00,846 --> 00:13:04,646 [Sighs] You are a mess. 165 00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:09,745 My gracious, you must be Dorian's mother. I'm Bobbie. 166 00:13:09,822 --> 00:13:13,053 Oh, Dorian, she is exactly the way you described her. 167 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:16,026 Elegant as a duchess, soft as a kitten, 168 00:13:16,095 --> 00:13:19,360 with eyes that smile with a child's laughter. 169 00:13:20,699 --> 00:13:25,159 - Dorian, did you say that about me? - Well, yes, I suppose I did. 170 00:13:25,237 --> 00:13:30,698 I'm not sure he remembers, Mrs. Beecher. He was totally polluted at the time. 171 00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:33,438 Well, can I get you something? 172 00:13:33,512 --> 00:13:39,451 Um, yeah, I'll have a very dry martini. Make-Make that a double. Dorian, make that a single, dear. 173 00:13:39,518 --> 00:13:44,649 I don't want you polluted with me. Could I have a cherry cola with a lot of ice? 174 00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:47,590 All that sugar? Mmm, that's bad for the teeth. 175 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:51,221 Bobbie, make sure to put all this on my bill. That's Yankee hospitality. No arguments. 176 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:55,165 Well, wouldn't dream of it. Doc, won't you join us? You don't mind, Mother? 177 00:13:55,234 --> 00:13:57,964 Don't mind if I do. Thank you. So, what'll you have, Doc? The usual? 178 00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,698 You bet. Okay. 179 00:13:59,772 --> 00:14:02,536 [Dorian] Raining yet, Doc? Uh, no. It's threatenin'. 180 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:06,100 That's a mighty handsome piece of jewelry you got there, Bobbie. Where'd you get that? 181 00:14:06,178 --> 00:14:07,839 Nate Findley, Doc. 182 00:14:07,913 --> 00:14:10,677 Guess he figures it'll get him somewhere, which it won't. 183 00:14:18,224 --> 00:14:20,089 Oh, Dorian, don't start something. 184 00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:24,562 Well, now, I didn't know poets stayed out after nightfall, 185 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:29,329 especially ones that are prone to be scared by ghosts on dark and stormy nights. 186 00:14:29,401 --> 00:14:34,839 I, uh, I don't believe we asked you to join us, Mr. Findley. This'll be real brief, ma'am. 187 00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:38,843 Stay away from Sarah Dupont, poet. She's private property. 188 00:14:38,911 --> 00:14:41,539 Sarah is in love with me, Findley. 189 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:46,210 That's 'cause you've filled her brain with that poetical drivel of yours, 190 00:14:46,285 --> 00:14:48,253 but let me tell ya. 191 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,780 I know how to make a woman throb with passion, and that girl's no exception. 192 00:14:53,626 --> 00:14:56,288 [Dishes Breaking] 193 00:14:57,463 --> 00:15:00,728 [Man] Come on, Dorian. Give him a punch! 194 00:15:02,501 --> 00:15:04,731 Come on, Dorian. Come on. 195 00:15:04,803 --> 00:15:07,795 You can do it. Come on, Dorian. 196 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:12,476 Dorian. Come on. Use it, pal. Let's go. 197 00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:15,809 - Come on, Dorian. - Run it through, Dorian. 198 00:15:15,881 --> 00:15:17,872 Sheriff. That's enough. 199 00:15:17,950 --> 00:15:21,750 Stay where you are. Stay where you are, Nate. 200 00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:25,119 Give me the sword, Dorian. 201 00:15:25,190 --> 00:15:28,023 - [Jessica] Dorian! - Give me the sword. 202 00:15:32,564 --> 00:15:35,727 I'll go with him, Mr. Findley. You stay here. 203 00:15:37,569 --> 00:15:40,094 I think something's broken. 204 00:15:40,172 --> 00:15:43,300 Hey, Bob, pour me a whiskey. 205 00:15:43,375 --> 00:15:48,813 Dorian! Jessica, please. L- I'm much too humiliated for conversation. 206 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:51,543 I'll-I'll talk to you tomorrow. 207 00:15:51,617 --> 00:15:53,107 [Sighs] 208 00:15:55,654 --> 00:15:58,179 Hello there. 209 00:16:06,432 --> 00:16:09,230 [Thunder] 210 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:14,605 [Car Approaching] 211 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,594 Sarah? 212 00:16:38,764 --> 00:16:40,698 Sarah! 213 00:16:44,303 --> 00:16:46,635 Sarah, it's me, Dorian. 214 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:12,686 [Man] Dorian. 215 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:18,704 Dorian. Hey. Whatcha doin', Dorian? Out spook huntin'? 216 00:17:18,771 --> 00:17:21,535 Hey, fellas, how about a ride back to the school, huh? 217 00:17:21,607 --> 00:17:25,373 School? Dorian, what about your Headless Horseman? 218 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:28,242 You know, you gotta show him who's boss. 219 00:17:28,313 --> 00:17:32,841 Now I hear this fella carries a big pumpkin in one hand. 220 00:17:32,918 --> 00:17:35,887 So maybe you can help him carve it up, huh? 221 00:17:35,954 --> 00:17:38,787 [Laughing] 222 00:17:51,970 --> 00:17:56,703 [Bird Calling] [Hoofbeats Approaching] 223 00:17:56,775 --> 00:17:59,608 [Whinnying] 224 00:18:05,517 --> 00:18:09,146 [Hoofbeats Continuing] 225 00:18:31,176 --> 00:18:34,839 [Hoofbeats Departing] 226 00:18:40,652 --> 00:18:43,382 I don't like it, Dorn. Nate would never leave Gunshot like this. 227 00:18:43,455 --> 00:18:47,016 Ja, he's been like this for a while too. All the sweat's all dried up. 228 00:18:49,394 --> 00:18:52,659 Dorian, oh, my God. You look dreadful. 229 00:18:52,731 --> 00:18:56,497 A lot better than Nate Findley's gonna look when I get through with him. Good. His horse is here. 230 00:18:56,568 --> 00:18:59,935 He must be around somewhere. No, we've checked. What happened? 231 00:19:00,005 --> 00:19:04,169 Last night, he and this beast ran me down, doin' his Headless Horseman routine. 232 00:19:04,243 --> 00:19:07,007 When was this, Mr. Beecher? Where? 233 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:09,843 [Police Radio] 234 00:19:15,687 --> 00:19:19,885 I'm sorry, ma'am. I can't let you through. That's all right, Charlie. 235 00:19:19,958 --> 00:19:21,892 Mornin', ma'am. Morning, Sheriff. 236 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:26,192 Well, you're up and about early this morning. Oh, no earlier than usual. 237 00:19:26,265 --> 00:19:29,098 What is it? Is something wrong? 238 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:33,628 Have you seen your son this morning, ma'am? My son? Oh, my son! 239 00:19:35,073 --> 00:19:36,301 Uh, no. 240 00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:50,285 Sheriff, what's going on? Maybe you could tell me, Mrs. Newcastle. 241 00:19:50,355 --> 00:19:54,519 Last night, Nate Findley's horse came back to the stable alone. Naturally, we're concerned, 242 00:19:54,593 --> 00:19:58,085 and Dorian says this is the spot where Nathan tried to run him down. 243 00:19:58,163 --> 00:20:00,131 No, not tried. He succeeded. 244 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,861 - I was out cold for hours. - Good Lord. 245 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:05,369 I'm fine, Jessi- Mother. 246 00:20:05,437 --> 00:20:08,736 [Charlotte] Sheriff, do you have any idea where Nate might be? 247 00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:11,275 Might. You ever see this before, Mr. Beecher? 248 00:20:11,343 --> 00:20:13,834 Oh, yes, of course. It belongs to Nate Findley. 249 00:20:13,912 --> 00:20:15,846 Yeah. I found it in the mud right over there. 250 00:20:15,914 --> 00:20:19,509 Well, now maybe you'll believe what I've been trying to tell you... 251 00:20:19,585 --> 00:20:23,214 about Nate and that-and that dreadful getup he's been galloping around in. 252 00:20:23,288 --> 00:20:26,655 Well, last night at the tavern you were wavin' that old saber around, kinda threatening-like. 253 00:20:26,725 --> 00:20:30,217 Sheriff, is there something that we ought to know about? Well, I didn't take it. 254 00:20:30,295 --> 00:20:33,731 A couple of those gravel-brained barflys snatched it. 255 00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:38,600 They-They-They drove by here while I was walking along last night, and they tossed it to me... 256 00:20:38,670 --> 00:20:40,968 to protect myself from goblins. Ridiculous. 257 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:44,031 So you had the sword with you when Nate tried to run you down? 258 00:20:44,109 --> 00:20:47,272 Sheriff, I'm sorry but- Turn down your burners, Mrs. Beecher. 259 00:20:47,346 --> 00:20:50,179 Couple of kids came out here bass fishin' around daybreak. 260 00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:53,412 They're the ones who phoned into the office. 261 00:21:08,066 --> 00:21:11,467 [Charlotte] Nate! I wouldn't do that, ma'am. 262 00:21:11,536 --> 00:21:15,336 It's Nate all right, or what's left of him. 263 00:21:15,407 --> 00:21:19,241 Someone cut off his head and carted it away. [Gasp] 264 00:21:23,148 --> 00:21:24,638 [Sheriff] You threatened him... 265 00:21:24,716 --> 00:21:27,844 with this sword in front of witnesses. 266 00:21:27,919 --> 00:21:30,911 And I found it in the weeds only a few yards from the victim. 267 00:21:30,989 --> 00:21:35,449 Sheriff, Dorian has already explained to you how he came to be in possession of the saber. 268 00:21:35,527 --> 00:21:39,395 Yeah, and if that's true, maybe, just maybe, we're not talkin' premeditation here. 269 00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:43,901 Oh, but for heaven's sakes. Now look, if Dorian had killed Nate, 270 00:21:43,969 --> 00:21:47,837 why would he have led Charlotte Newcastle to the scene of the crime? 271 00:21:47,906 --> 00:21:52,172 - Because he's a smart fella. - And why did he cut off Nate's head? Because that was smart? 272 00:21:52,244 --> 00:21:54,474 Well, uh- And finally, Sheriff, 273 00:21:54,546 --> 00:21:58,346 perhaps you could tell me why Nate's boots were on the wrong feet? 274 00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:01,113 - Say, I didn't notice- - Maybe you should have. 275 00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:03,313 I don't care if he was wearing bedroom slippers. 276 00:22:03,388 --> 00:22:07,222 I got a headless body and a bloody saber. And the wrong suspect. 277 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:11,353 Now Dorian has sworn that he did not kill him. Of course he'd say that. 278 00:22:11,430 --> 00:22:13,159 Well, Dorian doesn't lie! 279 00:22:13,231 --> 00:22:17,895 - Well, naturally you'd say that, bein' his mother. - And I am not his mother! 280 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,494 That so? 281 00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:23,370 [Jessica Sighs] I'm a friend. 282 00:22:23,442 --> 00:22:26,536 I, uh, I'm a very good friend. 283 00:22:28,146 --> 00:22:31,445 Well, ma'am, whatever your name is, 284 00:22:31,516 --> 00:22:35,577 it sure is encouraging to hear that old Dorian here doesn't lie. 285 00:22:36,988 --> 00:22:40,822 - [Gate Closing] - Really warms my heart. 286 00:22:43,061 --> 00:22:45,621 [Jessica] This is simply awful. 287 00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:49,690 It certainly is. When Dupont finds out that you're not really my mother, 288 00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:51,895 that'll be the end of my romance with Sarah. 289 00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:56,600 Oh, Dorian, will you look at me and pay attention? You are facing a murder charge. 290 00:22:56,675 --> 00:23:00,406 Murder. Twenty years to life. Maybe worse. 291 00:23:00,479 --> 00:23:06,418 Oh, Jessica, if I were going to kill anybody, l-I certainly wouldn't decapitate them. 292 00:23:06,485 --> 00:23:08,419 That is really disgusting. 293 00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:13,117 [Sighs] Yes, and I wonder why it was done. 294 00:23:13,191 --> 00:23:17,457 And those boots on the wrong feet. I mean, there's got to be a good reason. 295 00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:21,659 All right. Now tell me again. 296 00:23:21,733 --> 00:23:24,668 Exactly what did you see, hear... 297 00:23:24,736 --> 00:23:28,194 or do last evening from the moment that you left me at the hotel? 298 00:23:28,273 --> 00:23:30,207 Jessica, I already told you. 299 00:23:30,275 --> 00:23:34,075 L-I walked over to Sarah's house. Her father almost ran me down. 300 00:23:34,146 --> 00:23:37,946 - What? You never told me that. - Didn't I? Are you sure? 301 00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:42,953 Dorian, why would Edwin Dupont want to run you down? 302 00:23:43,021 --> 00:23:46,787 Well, he didn't exactly. Uh, he didn't know I was there. 303 00:23:46,858 --> 00:23:51,591 I kind of... jumped back into the bushes, so he wouldn't see me. 304 00:23:51,663 --> 00:23:56,464 Seems awfully late to be driving off into the night. 305 00:23:56,535 --> 00:24:00,972 - Are you sure that it was Edwin Dupont behind the wheel? - Almost positive. 306 00:24:01,039 --> 00:24:02,973 Almost? Very positive. 307 00:24:05,043 --> 00:24:07,671 Dorian's wrong. I was driving the car, not my father. 308 00:24:09,047 --> 00:24:12,414 Mind telling me where you were going? Going? 309 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:17,915 I needed some fresh night air. To clear my head. To think. 310 00:24:17,989 --> 00:24:20,981 And where was your father? He wasn't here. 311 00:24:21,059 --> 00:24:23,357 Dorian knocked loudly on the door several times. 312 00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:26,795 He- He was asleep. 313 00:24:26,865 --> 00:24:30,198 He was very tired. He'd gone to bed around 9:00. 314 00:24:31,703 --> 00:24:34,103 You know, Sarah, you're a dreadful liar. 315 00:24:34,172 --> 00:24:38,472 But I suppose I'm in no position to criticize since I am too. 316 00:24:39,678 --> 00:24:44,206 And since this seems to be the time that we should all start telling the truth, 317 00:24:44,282 --> 00:24:48,378 - I am not really Dorian's mother. - What? 318 00:24:48,453 --> 00:24:51,718 [Jessica] I'm really- J.B. Fletcher. 319 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:54,520 I just received a telephone call from Sheriff Rankin. 320 00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:58,461 Mrs. Fletcher, I am not amused by your deception. 321 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:02,364 I know and I'm sorry. Dorian may not be my son but- 322 00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,767 My daughter and I had nothing to do with the death of Nate Findley. 323 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:09,830 As for last night, Dorian is correct. I'm the one who drove the car. 324 00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:13,469 Father- Earlier in the evening, I had found an anonymous note... 325 00:25:13,545 --> 00:25:17,003 accusing Charlotte Newcastle of embezzling school funds. 326 00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:18,674 I waited until Sarah was asleep... 327 00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:21,514 before I left to confront Charlotte at the academy. 328 00:25:21,586 --> 00:25:23,486 And what did she say? 329 00:25:23,555 --> 00:25:25,853 She denied everything, of course. 330 00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:29,223 I told her I would be retaining an independent auditor to go over the books. 331 00:25:29,294 --> 00:25:31,558 We exchanged a few unpleasantries, and I left. 332 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:35,031 To go where, may I ask? 333 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,728 Although it is none of your business, I came directly home. 334 00:25:37,802 --> 00:25:40,430 Father, there's no need to be rude- Sarah, be quiet! 335 00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:42,564 Now, Mrs. Fletcher, 336 00:25:42,641 --> 00:25:47,374 it is my considered opinion that your friend Dorian Beecher is a cold-blooded killer, 337 00:25:47,445 --> 00:25:50,710 but in the unlikely event that you prove otherwise, 338 00:25:50,782 --> 00:25:52,773 give him a message for me. 339 00:25:52,851 --> 00:25:58,380 He is never again to see my daughter, or there could very likely be another killing in this town. 340 00:26:09,534 --> 00:26:11,661 We used to ride horses in the summer. 341 00:26:11,736 --> 00:26:16,503 I think we enjoyed brushing them down as much as we enjoyed riding them. 342 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:19,567 You know, I really believe that horses know... 343 00:26:19,644 --> 00:26:22,044 when they lose a friend. 344 00:26:22,113 --> 00:26:24,047 What do you think, Todd? 345 00:26:24,115 --> 00:26:28,211 Nate never cared about Gunshot. Not like you. 346 00:26:30,155 --> 00:26:34,888 I couldn't help but notice you outside the tavern last night, feeding an apple to Gunshot. 347 00:26:36,194 --> 00:26:39,857 So what? I do things for the horse. But I came to school right after that. 348 00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:44,391 And your friends, Robert and Brendan. They were with you? 349 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:49,606 Look, I gotta go. 350 00:26:52,077 --> 00:26:54,011 [Whinnying] 351 00:26:54,079 --> 00:27:00,018 Oh, we could do with some help from you about this thing, ol' boy. You saw it all, didn't you? 352 00:27:00,085 --> 00:27:03,213 [Knocking] 353 00:27:04,222 --> 00:27:07,191 [Door Squeaking] 354 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:16,133 Hello? 355 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:22,105 Hello? 356 00:27:23,908 --> 00:27:25,842 Anyone here? 357 00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:32,707 What are you doing there, Missus? Oh, Mr. Van Stotter. I was looking for you. 358 00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:37,847 Charlotte Newcastle told me that you just returned from a trip- Cloverdale. 359 00:27:37,922 --> 00:27:41,187 Ja, I got back earlier. Oh, then you must have heard about poor Mr. Findley. 360 00:27:41,259 --> 00:27:43,352 It was dreadful. 361 00:27:43,428 --> 00:27:45,362 Dreadful. Ja. 362 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:49,890 I wanted to ask you- You got questions, missus, you ask somebody else. 363 00:27:49,968 --> 00:27:52,436 Look, I'm sorry. I don't mean to be a pest, 364 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:56,270 but the sheriff is holding Dorian Beecher which, of course, is absolutely absurd- 365 00:27:56,341 --> 00:27:58,502 Look, maybe you don't hear me so good. 366 00:27:58,576 --> 00:28:02,512 Everybody here knows I don't much like young Mr. Findley, but why I kill him? 367 00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:04,639 I got no reason. 368 00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:08,345 There are people here with reasons, you bet. You ask them. 369 00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:11,321 Ask who, Mr. Van Stotter? 370 00:28:14,225 --> 00:28:16,489 Charlotte Newcastle, perhaps? 371 00:28:35,947 --> 00:28:40,008 We've got to tell someone. No, they'll expel us. We'll have to go home. 372 00:28:40,085 --> 00:28:44,784 It's all your fault, Todd. You got us into this. It was your idea. 373 00:28:44,856 --> 00:28:47,916 Yeah? So what? I'm in charge here, not you. 374 00:28:47,992 --> 00:28:50,859 And nobody's saying a word about anything. You got that? 375 00:28:53,965 --> 00:28:57,196 [Knocking] Hello. Am I interrupting? 376 00:28:57,268 --> 00:29:01,034 Oh, come in, Mrs. Fletcher. It is Mrs. Fletcher, isn't it? 377 00:29:01,106 --> 00:29:03,040 News travels fast. 378 00:29:03,108 --> 00:29:06,043 I just got off the phone with Edwin Dupont. 379 00:29:06,111 --> 00:29:09,239 Dorian has good taste in mothers even if they are stand-ins. 380 00:29:09,314 --> 00:29:12,613 [Laughing] Well, thank you. I don't suppose any real harm was done. 381 00:29:12,684 --> 00:29:15,084 Except to Edwin's puritan sensibilities. 382 00:29:15,153 --> 00:29:20,750 Well, you must be here about the note. The one accusing me of being the biggest thief since Robert Vesco. 383 00:29:20,825 --> 00:29:22,759 Well- Let's not fence, Mrs. Fletcher. 384 00:29:22,827 --> 00:29:25,921 There is a problem, but I am not responsible. 385 00:29:25,997 --> 00:29:28,090 Then you had no idea what happened? 386 00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:30,999 No, not until Edwin confronted me. 387 00:29:32,570 --> 00:29:35,903 But someone knew, or else who sent the note? Nate Findley? 388 00:29:35,974 --> 00:29:38,499 Are you trying to tie me in with Nate's death? 389 00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:43,013 I'm just trying to clear Dorian Beecher's name. 390 00:29:43,081 --> 00:29:46,175 That note. Would you mind if I had a look at it? 391 00:29:56,227 --> 00:30:00,254 Whoever wrote it went to a lot of trouble to disguise their handwriting. 392 00:30:00,331 --> 00:30:03,266 The block printing is so childlike. Anyone could have written it. 393 00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:08,135 You mean someone unschooled in English. I mean, look at that spelling. One of the students? 394 00:30:08,206 --> 00:30:13,701 Mr. Van Stotter has spent a great deal of time in Cloverton, hasn't he? 395 00:30:13,778 --> 00:30:17,839 That's where he buys the horses and equipment for the stables. 396 00:30:17,916 --> 00:30:21,283 And where his daughter died mysteriously this past summer? 397 00:30:21,352 --> 00:30:23,718 What's one got to do with the other? 398 00:30:23,788 --> 00:30:27,053 Maybe nothing. I'm just exploring all angles. 399 00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:34,226 Dorian, are you all right? 400 00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:36,733 Oh, sure. I'm fine. 401 00:30:36,801 --> 00:30:38,860 Well, try to control your enthusiasm. 402 00:30:38,937 --> 00:30:41,997 I mean at least the sheriff's released you. That's something, I suppose. 403 00:30:42,073 --> 00:30:45,873 I tried to call Sarah. Her father got on the phone. 404 00:30:45,944 --> 00:30:48,310 He made these terrible threats against me. 405 00:30:48,379 --> 00:30:53,282 Jessica, the man is a tyrant, a chauvinistic cretin- 406 00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:55,717 Dorian, I just wanted to tell you. 407 00:30:57,288 --> 00:31:00,052 Well, I don't think you killed Nate. 408 00:31:00,124 --> 00:31:02,854 Oh, thank you, Bobbie. But if you did, 409 00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:07,921 I mean, in self-defense or something, I could understand it. 410 00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:10,593 He sure was a sight, all dressed up like that. 411 00:31:10,668 --> 00:31:12,898 He would have scared me half to death. 412 00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:16,065 [Jessica] Just a moment. Bobbie, you mean you actually saw... 413 00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:18,700 Nate Findley disguised as the Headless Horseman? 414 00:31:18,776 --> 00:31:21,438 Oh, no, ma'am. Not exactly. 415 00:31:21,512 --> 00:31:26,006 But I did see him riding through town on Gunshot. His black cloak flying behind him, 416 00:31:26,084 --> 00:31:28,848 that-that black floppy hat pulled down over his head. 417 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:33,016 - He was real spooky looking. - That's how I saw him. 418 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:35,082 When was that? 419 00:31:35,159 --> 00:31:37,889 [Bobbie] Um, it was just before closing time. 420 00:31:37,962 --> 00:31:41,193 I stepped out to get some air. Maybe 11:30 or so. 421 00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:49,006 Odd. The sheriff said that Nate was here until ten thirty. 422 00:31:50,008 --> 00:31:52,101 Now where was he during that hour? 423 00:31:52,176 --> 00:31:56,374 Well, not with me. You want another one of those? 424 00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:59,814 Hmm? Oh, yeah. Yeah, please, and bring a couple more olives. 425 00:31:59,884 --> 00:32:01,818 I didn't get any lunch. Sure. 426 00:32:01,886 --> 00:32:04,514 [Screaming] 427 00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:05,715 Dorian! 428 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:10,625 Ah! Oh! As if things weren't bad enough, I think I broke a tooth. 429 00:32:10,695 --> 00:32:12,526 Let me look. 430 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:16,260 Ah. Ah. Ah! 431 00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:18,802 You're in luck, Dorian. It's not a tooth. 432 00:32:18,870 --> 00:32:20,804 It feels awful. Yes, I know. Open up. 433 00:32:20,872 --> 00:32:24,364 It's a-You loosened a cap, but I can recement it for you. 434 00:32:24,442 --> 00:32:27,309 Is it gonna hurt? With all that vodka you're been drinking? 435 00:32:27,378 --> 00:32:31,109 Doc. Hmm? 436 00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:35,050 Last night, did you notice anything strange about Nate Findley? 437 00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:38,213 His behavior, the way he was dressed? 438 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:40,849 Well, his behavior, as you well know, was abominable. 439 00:32:40,925 --> 00:32:44,326 But, uh, his dress? Nothing I noticed. 440 00:32:46,531 --> 00:32:49,659 When they found the body, his-his boots were on the wrong feet. 441 00:32:49,734 --> 00:32:52,931 That so? Kinda hard to walk that way. 442 00:32:53,004 --> 00:32:55,802 Well, he sure didn't have any trouble walkin' into the tavern. 443 00:32:55,873 --> 00:33:00,708 Well, maybe he got undressed and then dressed again hurriedly. 444 00:33:00,778 --> 00:33:05,340 I hear Nate did that a lot, usually with an irate husband in the vicinity. 445 00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:11,120 - Or a father. - What? What was that, Jessica? 446 00:33:11,189 --> 00:33:16,525 Oh, nothing. It just slipped out. Open wide for me, Dorian, please. 447 00:33:16,594 --> 00:33:21,088 [Edwin] Sarah, I am warning you. I am not gonna permit this sort of insolent behavior! 448 00:33:21,165 --> 00:33:24,532 [Sarah] You won't permit! Oh, that's wonderful, Father. You won't permit. 449 00:33:24,602 --> 00:33:30,563 I am your father! And is that supposed to make me proud? Afraid? What? 450 00:33:30,641 --> 00:33:32,666 I am only thinking of your welfare. 451 00:33:32,744 --> 00:33:36,976 You haven't thought about me in years except as someone to cook your meals and clean up after you. 452 00:33:37,048 --> 00:33:40,575 I haven't been a daughter. I've been a housekeeper. Well, no more. 453 00:33:40,651 --> 00:33:44,314 And what are you going to do now? Marry Dorian Beecher? No, Father. 454 00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:50,157 Right now I'm gonna walk to the hotel and spend the night in a soft bed in a nice quiet room, 455 00:33:50,228 --> 00:33:54,426 and tomorrow I'm gonna order room service and let someone wait on me for a change. 456 00:33:54,499 --> 00:33:57,832 Sarah. Sarah-You'll be back! 457 00:33:58,936 --> 00:34:00,870 Sarah! 458 00:34:03,541 --> 00:34:05,736 [Whinnying] 459 00:34:42,547 --> 00:34:44,811 [Shoveling] 460 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:06,933 Thievery, Jessica. I hate to believe it, but there it is. 461 00:35:07,004 --> 00:35:11,737 Dorn Van Stotter. I am such a fool. 462 00:35:11,809 --> 00:35:16,303 I should have fired him months ago, but he was going through such a terrible time because of the death of his daughter. 463 00:35:16,380 --> 00:35:19,713 I didn't have the heart to. And this is how he repays me. 464 00:35:19,784 --> 00:35:23,049 - There may be an explanation. - Hmm, maybe. 465 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:26,921 But Van Stotter's gonna have to explain this one to Sheriff Rankin. 466 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:32,756 Yes. Well, uh, I really have to be running along. 467 00:35:32,830 --> 00:35:35,162 Get me the sheriff's office, please. 468 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:50,675 [Ceiling Creaking] 469 00:35:59,557 --> 00:36:02,185 I didn't make it up. I'm tellin' the truth. 470 00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:04,956 That's a lie! You just wanna seem important. 471 00:36:05,029 --> 00:36:06,963 That's not true! Yes, it is! 472 00:36:07,031 --> 00:36:09,966 [Knocking] 473 00:36:10,968 --> 00:36:15,667 When I was a little girl, if you knew the secret knock, it entitled you to enter. 474 00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:18,934 Well, now let me see. 475 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:24,471 It's Robert, Todd and Brendan. Is that right? 476 00:36:24,549 --> 00:36:29,111 Now, boys, it's time that we talked. 477 00:36:30,121 --> 00:36:35,991 I mean, if the sheriff had caught you sneaking around the way you have been the last few days, 478 00:36:36,060 --> 00:36:39,894 he would probably think that you had something to do with Nate Findley's death. 479 00:36:39,964 --> 00:36:42,956 We didn't kill him. We just wanted to have some fun with old Dorian. 480 00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:48,097 Robert, shut up! Oh, I'm sure you didn't want to kill him, but I smell a prank. 481 00:36:49,106 --> 00:36:54,669 Todd was the one thought up the Headless Horseman thing. We were just lookouts. 482 00:36:57,982 --> 00:37:01,474 Well, you should have seen him jump when we threw that pumpkin at him. 483 00:37:01,552 --> 00:37:06,251 Dorian is a major league coward. And that was the first time? At the bridge? 484 00:37:06,324 --> 00:37:09,691 [Brendan] That was the only time. And we didn't cut Nate's head off. 485 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,421 I know who did. 486 00:37:11,495 --> 00:37:14,362 Oh, come on. You don't have any idea who did. I saw him bury it. 487 00:37:14,432 --> 00:37:17,128 He buried it in a corner of the stable. 488 00:37:17,201 --> 00:37:22,901 He was carrying a lantern and somethin' in a gunnysack. I swear! [Spits] 489 00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:25,465 Who did you see, Robert? 490 00:37:25,543 --> 00:37:29,775 It was Dorn Van Stotter. I saw it clear as glass. 491 00:37:29,847 --> 00:37:32,315 It was pretty dark, son. I know what I saw. 492 00:37:35,419 --> 00:37:37,546 Sheriff. 493 00:38:03,581 --> 00:38:06,607 [Lock Breaking] 494 00:38:17,561 --> 00:38:21,827 It's all right, ma'am. Cash money. And lots of it. 495 00:38:21,899 --> 00:38:24,197 What are you doing there? 496 00:38:24,268 --> 00:38:27,294 What are you doing with my money? You have no right. 497 00:38:27,371 --> 00:38:32,775 Oh, I have a right, sir. This warrant says I do. 498 00:38:37,915 --> 00:38:41,646 I didn't want to steal. I had to. I needed the money. 499 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,882 - Then you're admitting you embezzled school funds? - Ja. 500 00:38:44,955 --> 00:38:47,947 Oh, Dorn, why didn't you come to me? 501 00:38:48,025 --> 00:38:51,517 I did come to you, missus, and to Mr. Dupont. 502 00:38:51,595 --> 00:38:54,291 You said there is no money, so I take what I need. 503 00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:57,801 Need for what, Mr. Van Stotter? 504 00:38:57,868 --> 00:38:59,802 For the detective. 505 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:06,072 Last summer, my little girl, Gretchen, was killed. 506 00:39:06,143 --> 00:39:09,112 The police say it was accident, but I know better. 507 00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:14,516 There was a man in the car with her. I don't know who, but I know it somebody. 508 00:39:14,585 --> 00:39:18,248 When the police don't help, I hire this detective. 509 00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:24,255 Copies of police reports, interviews, surveillances- Not much here. 510 00:39:24,328 --> 00:39:27,422 [Dorn] It still takes money. [Charlotte] And the note to Edwin? 511 00:39:27,498 --> 00:39:29,864 Accusing me? You sent that? 512 00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:31,868 Why would I send note when I am the thief? 513 00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:34,200 Why indeed? No, Charlotte. 514 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:40,005 I can't prove this, but I have a sneaking hunch that that note was sent by Nate Findley, 515 00:39:40,077 --> 00:39:42,511 perhaps to stir up the water... 516 00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:46,175 and to put and end to Mr. Van Stotter's investigation. 517 00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:50,380 Well, what are you saying? Van Stotter here killed Findley because of the note? 518 00:39:50,454 --> 00:39:56,415 Oh, no, Sheriff. It was someone else for an entirely different reason. 519 00:39:56,494 --> 00:40:01,227 For the first time, the pieces are beginning to fit. 520 00:40:10,174 --> 00:40:12,870 Mrs. Fletcher. Oh, Doc. 521 00:40:12,943 --> 00:40:14,877 Got a call from Dorian. You wanted to see me. 522 00:40:14,945 --> 00:40:17,436 I hope there's nothin' wrong with those pretty teeth of yours. 523 00:40:17,515 --> 00:40:20,609 Oh, no, Doc, they're fine. Thank you. Won't you sit down? 524 00:40:24,855 --> 00:40:27,756 Something wrong? You seem a little out of sorts. 525 00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:32,194 I wanted to talk to you about Gretchen, and this isn't going to be easy. 526 00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:37,895 L-I saw her picture in your office. A lovely looking girl. I understand that you were going to be married. 527 00:40:37,968 --> 00:40:39,902 I don't like to talk about it much. 528 00:40:41,739 --> 00:40:44,469 The accident. You were touring in Italy when it happened? 529 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:46,635 Ma'am, really, I'd rather not- 530 00:40:46,710 --> 00:40:51,170 And while you were gone she moved away from Wenton- went to Cloverton. 531 00:40:51,248 --> 00:40:54,115 She became involved with another man. 532 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:57,154 Just rumor. You've been talking to her father? 533 00:40:57,221 --> 00:41:00,452 The other man was Nate Findley, wasn't it, Doc? 534 00:41:00,524 --> 00:41:03,960 Is that why you brought me here, Mrs. Fletcher? To open up old wounds? 535 00:41:04,028 --> 00:41:07,020 No, Doc. I'm sure that Nate deserved... 536 00:41:07,097 --> 00:41:10,533 the punishment that he got for what he did to your fiancée, but not murder. 537 00:41:12,269 --> 00:41:16,467 Well, I'm sorry. I'm not gonna sit here and listen- Yes, you are, Doc. 538 00:41:18,008 --> 00:41:21,000 There's a photo of Gretchen in this folder. 539 00:41:21,078 --> 00:41:24,411 She's wearing a very distinctive necklace. 540 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:27,610 I'd seen that necklace two nights before. 541 00:41:27,685 --> 00:41:31,018 The young waitress had been wearing it. I remember how interested that you'd been. 542 00:41:31,088 --> 00:41:34,615 That's a handsome piece of jewelry you got there, Bobbie. Where'd you get it? 543 00:41:34,692 --> 00:41:36,557 Nate Findley, Doc. 544 00:41:39,196 --> 00:41:43,656 When we first met, you told me that you madejewelry as a hobby. 545 00:41:43,734 --> 00:41:46,794 It's my guess that you made this for Gretchen, 546 00:41:46,871 --> 00:41:51,740 and then she either gave it to Nate, or he took it. 547 00:41:52,977 --> 00:41:56,640 All right, so I made the necklace. That doesn't prove I killed Nate. 548 00:41:56,714 --> 00:41:58,739 Dorian's the one who fought with him. 549 00:41:58,816 --> 00:42:02,775 Yes, and as I recall he put up a pretty good fight. 550 00:42:02,853 --> 00:42:06,516 In fact, I think he may have hit Nate hard enough to jar loose one of his teeth. 551 00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:10,822 I think something's broken. Hey, Bob, pour me a whiskey. 552 00:42:10,895 --> 00:42:13,659 Sheriff? 553 00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:15,858 Oh, no, ma'am. You're-You're doin'just fine. 554 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:19,596 [Jessica] Well, a lot of things didn't make much sense about Nate's death, 555 00:42:19,670 --> 00:42:22,571 but the biggest puzzle of all was the missing head. 556 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:26,474 Why was the head missing? For effect? Well, hardly. 557 00:42:26,544 --> 00:42:28,535 But suppose there was something about that head... 558 00:42:28,612 --> 00:42:32,048 that would instantly point a finger at his killer. 559 00:42:33,050 --> 00:42:35,541 For example, fresh dental work. 560 00:42:37,254 --> 00:42:40,746 We're gonna find it sooner or later, Doc. It'd go a lot better for you if you tell us now. 561 00:42:57,174 --> 00:43:01,611 I hadn't planned to kill him. I didn't think I had the guts. 562 00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:10,177 I'd just gotten back to my place when Nate showed up with that broken tooth. 563 00:43:10,254 --> 00:43:13,781 He was in a lot of pain, cussin' out Dorian. 564 00:43:13,857 --> 00:43:16,917 And just like you figured, Mrs. Fletcher, 565 00:43:16,994 --> 00:43:18,962 by then I knew he was the one. 566 00:43:19,029 --> 00:43:23,830 But I just kept workin'on that tooth, tryin'to figure out somethin'to do. 567 00:43:24,868 --> 00:43:29,396 And then he saw Gretchen's picture, and he started talkin'about her. 568 00:43:30,507 --> 00:43:32,475 He was drunk out ofhis mind. 569 00:43:32,543 --> 00:43:35,842 Just the way he'd been that night when he drove her car into the river... 570 00:43:35,913 --> 00:43:39,679 and then swam off to save his own skin without tryin'to help her. 571 00:43:39,750 --> 00:43:42,685 Oh, yes. He told me all about it. 572 00:43:42,753 --> 00:43:45,950 I got dizzy. My head was poundin. 573 00:43:47,358 --> 00:43:50,919 Suddenly, I just took a pick andjabbed it into his neck. 574 00:43:50,995 --> 00:43:54,226 It didn't take long to die. 575 00:43:57,034 --> 00:44:00,936 His horse had been left out back, 576 00:44:01,005 --> 00:44:06,204 and I knew that I had to make it seem that he'd ridden out of town, that the killing took place out in the country. 577 00:44:06,276 --> 00:44:11,236 So I, uh, stripped offhis outfit, and I put it on. 578 00:44:11,315 --> 00:44:15,149 Then I rode out of town makin' a big ruckus, so's folks would notice. 579 00:44:15,219 --> 00:44:19,485 Then out on the road near the school, I nearly ran down Dorian. 580 00:44:19,556 --> 00:44:23,720 Poor guy. Scared the heart out ofhim. 581 00:44:23,794 --> 00:44:27,855 And then it came to me. Dorian threatenin'Nate. 582 00:44:27,931 --> 00:44:31,128 The Headless Horseman- It all seemed so perfect. 583 00:44:31,201 --> 00:44:36,833 Dorian was lyin' there out cold. So I, uh, let the horse go, and I rushed back to town. 584 00:44:37,841 --> 00:44:40,833 Nate's body was stuffed into the trunk of my car. 585 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:46,509 I drove back out and redressed Nate in the outfit- 586 00:44:46,583 --> 00:44:49,552 I guess that explains how the boots got on the wrong feet. 587 00:44:49,620 --> 00:44:52,384 Then I took the saber, and- 588 00:44:54,758 --> 00:44:56,726 You know the rest of it. 589 00:44:56,794 --> 00:44:58,887 I'm sorry, Doc. 590 00:45:00,230 --> 00:45:02,164 Doesn't matter. 591 00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:06,827 Gretchen was the best thing that ever happened to me. 592 00:45:06,904 --> 00:45:12,035 Ever since she died, I've just been going through the motions. 593 00:45:20,818 --> 00:45:25,278 Now don't you worry about me. The train'll be along in a minute, and you have a class to get back to. 594 00:45:25,355 --> 00:45:29,758 Oh, never mind the class. I just find it so hard to concentrate, worrying about Sarah. 595 00:45:29,827 --> 00:45:35,265 You know she- She checked out of the hotel this morning, and I don't know where she got to. 596 00:45:35,332 --> 00:45:39,632 You're going to find her, Dorian. And remember, I expect to be invited to the wedding, 597 00:45:39,703 --> 00:45:43,434 even if I can't play the mother of the groom. [Laughing] 598 00:45:52,216 --> 00:45:54,377 Thank you. [Dorian] Sarah! 599 00:45:54,451 --> 00:45:56,476 Oh, Dorian. 600 00:45:57,654 --> 00:46:01,181 Sarah, what-what is it? What's wrong? Where-Where are you going? 601 00:46:01,258 --> 00:46:05,285 Oh, Dorian, you were so right about me. 602 00:46:05,362 --> 00:46:08,957 I've been a doormat all my life. I have you to thank for showing me the way. 603 00:46:09,032 --> 00:46:12,661 The way? To New York City, of course. 604 00:46:12,736 --> 00:46:18,402 To find the real me- Blossom forth, drink in the world. 605 00:46:18,475 --> 00:46:22,343 But, Sarah, what about us? 606 00:46:24,114 --> 00:46:29,416 We'll always have Wenton. I'll send you a postcard from Radio City. 607 00:46:30,988 --> 00:46:33,821 Oh, Mrs. Fletcher, I do so hope you'll let me ride with you. 608 00:46:33,891 --> 00:46:38,988 Well, yes, of course- You have been an inspiration to me. A role model, so to speak. 609 00:46:40,164 --> 00:46:43,793 If it hadn't been for you, I might have spent my entire life in this Dudsville. 610 00:46:43,867 --> 00:46:45,664 [Train Whistle] 611 00:46:45,736 --> 00:46:50,867 Oh, here she comes. I have to buy my ticket. See you on the train. 612 00:46:53,443 --> 00:46:55,377 [Dorian] Uh, Jessica? 613 00:46:56,547 --> 00:47:00,643 Next time I send you an urgent S.O.S., 614 00:47:00,717 --> 00:47:03,049 ignore it, please? 615 00:47:03,099 --> 00:47:07,649 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0